Brazilian exports in reefer containers grew 6.9% between January and September 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, where the main destination was the Chinese market, according to a report by Brazilian consulting firm Datamar.

The Chinese port of Nansha in Guangdong province has launched a new shipping route connecting with ports in Southeast Asia.

China Development Bank (CDB) Financial Leasing has entered into a sale-and-leaseback deal for six ultramax bulk carriers with Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers.

With increasing demand for fruits in China, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will introduce an express service for cherry and fresh fruit cargo from Chile to Asia.

Container volumes have continued to surge at major Chinese container ports in mid-October, in line with rapid growth globally.

French oil major Total has delivered its first shipment of carbon neutral LNG to China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC).

China’s port operator Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and the southeast city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province have joined hands to promote river container shipping business.

China Classification Society (CCS) has recorded a stronger annual performance in 2019 with the total gross tonnage of vessels surveyed crossing 155.12m gt, up 7.2% on 2018.

The container volume at eight major Chinese ports up 4% in late September compared to the same period of last year.

China’s western new international land-sea trade corridor connecting to Singapore has seen 3,174 trips during the first three quarters of this year, nearly double total number in 2019.